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Salt & Straw Ice Creamery Review

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Ever since watching one of my favorite tv shows, Unique Sweets, I have wanted to visit Salt & Straw Ice Creamery.  Only problem was that they are only located in Portland, Oregon!!

On my Northwest Summer trip that I recently got back from, I stopped by Salt & Straw. First off, what a clever name.  Like how ice cream used to be made: with salt and straw!

There was a long line out the door but it seemed to move pretty quickly.  They let you sample several flavors, which is mainly why it takes so long.

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What’s so special about Salt & Straw’s ice cream?! Their unique flavors!

 

They have flavors like: Coconut with salted caramel bars. Pear with blue cheese.  Coffee and bourbon. Cucumber and raspberry sorbet.

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We tried a total of three flavors.

almond brittle with salted ganache

Grandma Malek’s Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache

I felt like I was a eating a candy bar with ice cream inside.  The salted ganache was interesting.  It helped overcome with sweetness of the almond brittle and the ice cream.  But I couldn’t finish it all. (Usually I can finish ice cream no-problemo… don’t know if this is a plus or a minus!).

Sea Salt Ice cream with caramel ribbon

Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbon

This ice cream actually tasted like sea salt.  The caramel is not salted.  The ice cream has a very nice smooth texture.  While the flavor combination was good, I felt like I was eating a savory dessert, which isn’t quite what I was looking for.

Birthday cakes and blackberries

Birthday Cakes and Blackberries

This one was my favorite.  It was a frosting flavored ice cream with chunks of what seemed like sugar cookies in the ice cream, with blackberry swirls inside.  Loved the blackberry swirls.  This ice cream was very very sweet.  I think either I need a smaller portion OR less cookie swirled inside.

 

Final Words

I felt like a lot of these ice cream flavors were more savory in nature.  Like more of an after dinner dessert.  They weren’t as refreshing as other mid-afternoon ice creams because of the saltiness and then also the extreme sweetness.  I hate to say it, but sometimes I just like plain ol’ mint chocolate chip or vanilla.  There’s a reason why they are bestsellers in America.  I think next time I will actually go for their “Double Fold Singing Dog Vanilla”.  I would give them another try and recommend at least trying them once.

 

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Potato Rosemary Pizza Recipe

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I love potatoes. I love pizza. How about… potato… pizza. Potato pizza!  I was first introduced to this type of pizza at Katie’s Pizzeria in St. Louis.  However, I have since moved.  But… I still want the pizza!  This pizza has been a few years in the making.  My husband and I have been trying to figure out how to make it taste like our original.  I don’t know if this tastes *exactly* like the original, but what we’ve come up with is really good!

Potato. Rosemary. Pizza? Huh? Now, don’t wrinkle your nose yet.  Let me share some pictures first.

Potato Rosemary Pizza

 

See, doesn’t it look good? Or if you aren’t sold, maybe another view?  Below is pizza from a different day, but it is the same thing!

Or maybe some words to sell you?  This is my FAVORITE pizza. My husband (the master chef) is the pizza maker.  Whenever he asks what type of pizza I want, I always say potato. I think he might be sick of potato pizza.  (I just asked him, he says no).

Potato Rosemary Pizza

We bake the pizza on our outdoor grill because it gets hotter than our oven (and bonus – keeps the heat outside!).  We use this pizza stone.

Okay, ready for the recipe? It’s broken down into two parts. Crust and toppings.

POTATO ROSEMARY PIZZA RECIPE: (printable recipe here)

Our Basic Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of regular flour (but if you want the best, use the 00 flour)
  • 1 cup of fine corn meal
  • 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
  • 2 tablespoons honey, optional

Directions

  1. Heat the water to lukewarm. Then add the olive oil. (for really yummy dough, add the 2 tbsp honey here)
  2. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
  3. Using your bread kneader mixing option on your mixer (we use the option on the kitchenaid), pour the yeast solution into the mixer and mix for 5 minutes.
  4. Now, add all of the dry ingredients to the mixer. Mix on low until it forms a ball.  If it does not form a ball, you need to add more flour or cornmeal.
  5. Once it has formed a ball, knead on low speed for 20 minutes.  I know this seems unnecessary, but it is the most critical part!
  6. After, cover and let the dough sit in a warm, dry place for 1 hour. This allows the dough to rise.  If you want to make your dough ahead of time, place the dough in the fridge overnight and take it out 1 hour before cooking time.
  7. Spread the dough into desired shape. This dough makes enough for two 10″ pizzas, so we separate the dough into two. This makes the shaping of the circular pizza dough a little easier!

Potato Rosemary Pizza Toppings

 

Ingredients

  • 2 small potatoes or 1 large potato (russet, yukon, fingerlings, your choice)
  • 1 parsnip, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 onion (usually yellow, but red is fine too)
  • Extra virgin olive oil, to spread on dough.
  • Mozzarella cheese, pre-shredded is easiest to use
  • Parmesan reggiano cheese
  • pepper to sprinkle on top
  • Fresh rosemary

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 500F, best cooked with a pizza stone.
  2. Cook the potato prior. (Use the microwave for fastest results. You do not want the potato to be soggy or too-baked).  Now slice the potato into *thin* slices.
  3. Slice the parsnip and onion into thin slices.  You want them to be thin enough for just a crunch. (if you slice them too thick, it will be gross).
  4. Sprinkle olive oil on top of your shaped dough and rub it to cover the area of where the toppings will be.
  5. Place parsnips, onions, and potatoes on top. The KEY to this pizza is having potato in every single bite.
  6. Sprinkle mozzarella (as much as desired), then parmesan cheese (not as much as the mozzarella).
  7. Sprinkle some pepper on top.
  8. If you use a pizza peel (as I do), sprinkle coarse cornmeal on the bottom so the pizza will easily slide off the peel onto your stone.  This is a nice trick.
  9. Place in oven and cook for 8-12 minutes, until it looks done.
  10. Immediately after you take the pizza out of the oven, sprinkle rosemary on top.
  11. Enjoy!
A few things to note: 1. How thinly sliced everything is. 2. the coarse cornmeal on the pizza peel. 3. How there is potato in every bite.

One last close look… oh yum yum. I’m going to go eat some left-over pizza for dinner now.

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Happy 1st Blogiversary!

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You’re invited to… My 1st Blogiversary party! 

Party invite from papernosh.com 

Now, Put on your party mask…

Marie Antoinette Party Favors
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And wear a fancy dress..

from the movie Marie Antoinette

So we can dine outside in a tent…

The pink and blue make for a perfect Marie party! This will be my inspiration for the party.
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In front of a pretty building…

the Petit Trianon

And perhaps dine on a few French fine desserts…

these are from my wedding! seriously! 

And maybe eat a few macarons too…

Okay, and maybe these cute little bit size cupcakes…

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 Enjoy some pretty decorations…

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Go for a little stroll…

Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet
Versailles

Then call it a night and take home a few party favors…

Laduree

I started writing this blog as a form of stress-relief.  I can’t believe it’s already been 1 year!  I would like to give a big THANK YOU to all of my readers! I really appreciate all of the comments you all leave me! I have long followed many blogs but had been internet-shy – hardly leaving a comment anywhere.  So, in honor of my blogivesary, stop lurking today and please leave a comment! Otherwise, you may continue to lurk… I know you’re there!

I have always wanted to throw a Marie Antoinette themed party but have never been able to!  So I had a little fun today and pretended I were throwing one!  Maybe for my big 3-0 birthday next year?

For my blog’s present, I would choose… an official Versailles candle! Yes, you can buy a candle that smells like *the* l’orangerie!  Here’s the link!  How nice would it be to blog and smell of orange blossoms? Quite nice, I daresay.

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Zoku Slushie maker!

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Have you ever heard of a Zoku slushie maker?  I hadn’t either… until one day I found one at Williams-Sonoma!  I was hesitant about the product, but decided to get two and play with them at home.

Zoku Slush and Shake Maker
Zoku slush and shake maker

the verdict: I love it!

So, how does it work?

You take the inner cup and put in the freezer. It needs about 8 hours to cool down.

When you are ready to make a slushie, take it out!

Now what? Start to make your smoothe in the blender as usual. But do not add the ice!  Blend the ingredients, then pour them into the slushie cold part.  Now you wait.  Let it start to freeze, then you use the little spoon and scrape down the sides of the cup.  What happens is that the smoothies freeze, but you don’t have to add any ice to it!  It takes about 5 minutes to have everything frozen to slush consistency!

What you end up with is a much richer tasting smoothing. No ice melt to dilute it down!

best root beer float ever

I’ve used it to make:

  • Copycat Dole Whip pineapple smoothies recipe is here
  • root beer floats (the BEST root beer float I’ve ever had!)
  • iced lattes (fantastic, no ice to water down your coffee!)
  • all sorts of fruit smoothies
  • frozen yogurt
  • frozen lemonade
  • frozen orange crush vanilla floats

orange crush vanilla ice cream shake

I’ve read some of the reviews about it.  Here are some negative things that people say:

  • “The size is too small” – to which I say, you probably shouldn’t really be eating more than 8 ounces of ice cream anyway, so it’s excellent portion control.
  • “It takes too long to freeze” – to which I say, keep it in the freezer at all times. Then it’s always ready for use.
  • “This thing is pointless. You have to use a blender anyway, so why not just blend the smoothie per usual?”- to which I say, this makes more concentrated smoothies… no need for ice to water things down! The smoothies are also smoother. No ice crystals. 
Copycat Dolewhip pineapple smoothies

Now, do I NEED this product? No. But now that I have it… I absolutely love using it.  Maybe you would too.

You can purchase it at Williams-Sonoma.

Note: I did not receive any compensation in anyway for this product review. I did it all on my own.

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Easy & Healthy Summer Pasta Salad

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I love eating salads in the Summer.  I had been craving a pasta salad for a while; however, I didn’t think I had the ingredients in my kitchen to make one. I was wrong!

That’s why this recipe is easy: just look in your cupboards and see what you have.

Easy & Healthy Summer Pasta Salad

Easy & Healthy Summer Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 a package of pasta (macaroni or rotini works best)
  • grape tomatoes or 1-2 larger tomatoes, diced
  • 1 bell pepper (any color, I had a yellow one on hand), diced
  • half to 1 whole cucumber, diced
  • Any other vegetables you have on hand: corn, broccoli (chopped up small), olives, small slices of carrots.
  • a few slices of cheddar cheese, cut into tiny cubes (I prefer Tillamook medium-cheddar)
  • 3/4 cup to 1 cup of Italian dressing (I did not have any Italian dressing on-hand, so I have included the recipe I used to make my own below***)

Directions:

  1. Boil the pasta per package directions. Once properly cooked, drain pasta and allow to cool.  
  2. While the pasta is cooling, chop all of your vegetables and cheese.
  3. Make your salad dressing if you don’t have some on hand.***
  4. After pasta is cooled, add vegetables and then dressing. Coat well.
  5. Put the pasta in the fridge for 15-30 minutes to let things marinate and everything cool down.
  6. Enjoy!

***Homemade Italian Dressing recipe (modified from Paleo Cupboard)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp dried mustard
  • 1/2 tsp of salt (I considerably decreased the amount of salt from the original recipe)
  • a couple shakes of ground black pepper
  • 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (in my opinion Costco has the best tasting and cheapest EVOO)
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp honey

Directions:

  1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a small bowl. Then add the wet ingredients. 
  2. Shake well just prior to adding to your salad.

Easy and Healthy Vegetarian Summer Pasta Salad

This pasta salad was a hit… with my stomach! haha!  I will have to make this again.

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Copycat Dole Whip with DIY Pineapple Party Cups!

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I have TWO things to share with you today:

1. Easy DIY pineapple party cups

2. Copycat Dole Whip recipe (like Disneyland and Disneyworld!)

Copycat Dole Whip in a pineapple cup

 

Ok, first you start with your pineapple:

And then with some magic…

Ok, so it’s not really magic. But, there’s a REALLY cool tool that let’s you do this.

cool pineapple decorer tool

Look! It takes out ALL of the delicious fruit and leaves behind the core and outside!

Um. WHOA. I never liked buying pineapple before because it always made a HUGE mess to cut it up and it took quite some time.

This took about 1 minute.  And you can see the big mess it left behind in the above pictures (nope, didn’t clean the area for a pretty picture! there was no mess!)

So, here’s where you can get this cool gadget: Pineapple De-Corer and Slicer OR get it HERE

And you’re left with this hollow shell of a pineapple, which is perfect for… drinks!

Copycat dole whip recipe with DIY pineapple cup

Copycat Dole Whip Smoothie Recipe (adapted from Pinterest… couldn’t find original owner)

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Ingredients:

 

1 whole fresh pineapple (or 2-3 cups frozen pineapple chunks)
1 cup almond milk
1 tbsp honey (optional)
ice (optional: would use for fresh pineapple if not doing the zoku method below)

Directions

 

  1. Add all ingredients into a blender. If doing the zoku method, omit the ice.   Enjoy!
  2. If doing zoku method, pour contents into your zoku slushie cup.

Get a Zoku Cup HERE. It is seriously THE BEST thing to happen to Summer.

Oh PS. It makes the BEST root beer floats. They also have pops here.

 This pineapple party cup would be great for Hawaiian themed parties, tropical parties, luau parties! You could add multiple straws to it.  I used my fun silly straw and sat it around the core to make it stay in place.  You could always remove the core!

Isn’t this just so cool?

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Macaron shop review: Sucree

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I recently found a new macaron shop! Woohoo! Perfect for my macaron love affair, especially during the Summer when it’s too hot for me to run my oven.

What’s neat about this macaron shop is that they have a TON of different favors every single day.

They post them on Facebook every morning… That way you can see if you’re favorites are being made that day. They not only make sweet flavors, but savory ones as well.

I tried 6 different flavors.

Sucree macarons
S’mores macaron

Smore’s: had marshmallow fluff in the middle, chocolate on the outside. Didn’t quite get the graham cracker taste from the shell, but this was good!

Raspberry Creme

Raspberry creme: just okay. I think I prefer to have a raspberry purée or jam filling.

Chocolate almond: chocolately almond filling in an almond cookie. Of course this was good!!

Guava: delicious! This was my favorite one. When I was in Hawaii this Spring I ate a bunch of guava. I saw some guava jam for sale but it was too big to fit onto my liquid carry ons. I was pleasantly surprised with this flavor and may attempt to make my own!

Peanut butter chocolate: tasty filling. I had never had a peanut butter macaron. It was kind of odd having such an American flavor in this French cookie. But I like anything peanut butter so naturally I liked it.
Blueberry lavender: it tasted like lavender. I couldn’t really taste the blueberry. Interesting, but I think I’ll leave lavender for my potpourri.

Final thoughts: I thought their macaron shell was really nice. It had a little crunch on top and then was chewy in the middle. I found that at the other places I have reviewed that the shells are often too soft. And these shells also have the right look: cute little feet with flat tops. I wish there was more color variation in the ones I had ordered but oh well.

If I had to choose between macarons from Lette, Sucree, and Bottega Louie… I would choose macarons from Sucree!

To my knowledge, this is the only macaron shop in the Inland Empire. Check it out here.

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2014

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It’s time for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2014!!  My FAVORITE sale of the year!  Ever year when I get the catalog in the mail I flip through it a few times eagerly deciding what I’m going to buy for the upcoming season.

What’s unique about this sale is that the brand new Fall 2014 items are on sale (instead of last season’s stuff).

Here’s a list of a *few* items that caught my eye…

(item number is listed; just copy and paste the number into the search bar at Nordstrom’s)

Sweaters & Tops:

Ballet Neck Swoop Back Lightweight Merino Tunic (Regular & Petite)
Eileen Fisher Tunic $159 #710979

Love this sweater:

Geo Pattern Hooded Cardigan (Juniors)
Woven heart Geo pattern $39 #733070

This sweater is neat because it has different textures on it:

Trouvé Colorblock Moto Sweater
Trouve block sweater $59 #262450

This cardigan is a great deal and comes in an array of colors

Slouchy Pocket Long Cardigan (Regular & Petite)
Halogen Cardigan $50 330123

This garden is really nice BUT I would sweat to death in cashmere down here.

Cashmere Cardigan
Cashmere Cardigan 4120 225383

Ombre sweater is pretty…

Ombré V-Neck Sweater
Vince Ombre Sweater $216 item# 756716

This would be a nice work-out tank top.

'Touch Breeze Stripe' Dri-FIT Racerback Tank
Nike drit fit tank $23 #982454

Coats (now I live in So.Cal so I won’t be buying any coats, but if I were…):

'Scarlett' Plaid Coat
Trina Turk Scarlett Plaid Coat $450 #759284

I love love love this Pendleton jacket.  If I lived somewhere cold I would totally buy this.

Jacquard Blanket Coat
Pendelton Jacquard Blanket coat $368 #868744

They have a ton of trench coats on sale.  This is a nice one:

Trench Coat with Detachable Hood & Liner (Regular & Petite (Online Only)
Michael Kors Trench Coat $120 #783866

Jolt boucle jacket, $59, 887467
Pants/Jeans

These are the BEST leggings/workout pants ever. I buy a pair every year.  They are called live-in because you live-in them; they are so comfortable!

'Live In' Leggings
Zella Live-in leggings, $38, # 265458

These black skinny jeans were incredibly comfortable.

'Avedon' Ultra Skinny Jeans (Panther) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
Citizens of Humanity, black skinny jeans, $120 #428888

I’ve also had my eye on these dark plum jeans for 3 years.

J Brand Skinny Jeans in Dark Plum $119 # 981339

Accessories:
I like this Marc Jacobs bag but I already have one!

Hobo
Marc Jacobs, $293, #899378

I love this chanel-look alike bag. The real bags cost $4000. I’ll take this one for $25.

Quilted Convertible Crossbody Bag (Juniors)
Quilted handbag chanel look alike, $25, #732721

This is a great buy.  This Longchamp bag is a great travel bag.

'Le Pliage' Expandable Tote (Nordstrom Exclusive)
Longchamp Le Pliage expandable bag $126, #696564

I’ve been looking for a gold chain necklace for a while.

Extra Long Bezel Cubic Zirconia Necklace
Alainn Extra Long necklace $52 940415

I like the colors of this wrap…

Ombré Cashmere Wrap
Ombre Cashmere Wrap $100 #225710

This a fun statement necklace…

Stone Bib Necklace (Nordstrom Exclusive)
Stone bib necklace $45 #478796

Shoes… I already own a great pair of black mid-calf books, green suede booties, and tall brown leather boots.  If you are looking for great boots to buy, they have a HUGE selection.

'Pacific' Wraparound Strap Bootie
Sam Edelman booties $100 #766697

I can’t say enough about how much I love my Frye boots.

'Anna - Shortie' Leather Boot
Frye “Anna” boot $220 661127

Ugg slippers are a great buy; I just got some last year so I’m good for one more year!

'Brett' Water Resistant Suede Slipper (Women)
Ugg slippers $80 445483

Beauty and Home:

I already own a Clarisonic, but if you don’t I HIGHLY recommend purchasing one!  They are on sale now.
'Mia 2 - Ibiza Sarong' Sonic Skin Cleansing System ($221 Value)
Clarisonic Mia 2 $149, #773356
My favorite perfumes…
Jo Malone™ Cologne Collection
Jo Malone London collection $88, #441003
This brand makes really nice home-fragrances…
'Vanilla, Bourbon & Mandarin' Home Ambiance Perfume
Antica Farmacista Frangrance Diffuser $44 #250368

For card-holders, the sale started today (July 10). It opens to the public on July 18 and lasts until August 4!!

There are tons of things that caught my eye: all of the Zella work out gear, Burberry scarves, the Tory Burch shoes and purses, the Paul Green moto boots… But in the interests of time I can’t include all of the pictures!!

What did you buy at the Nordstrom sale? I’d love to hear, comment below!!

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French Quimper Plate Find!

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Recently at the Pasadena Flea Market I found… a Quimper plate!

French Quimper Plate

It was the first thing I bought at the show… and can you guess how much I paid for it?

$2! Yep! TWO DOLLARS!  That’s it! Can you believe it?

Based on the markings on the back of the plate, I believe it was made sometime between 1922-1968.  Not too bad! Not antique, but definitely not new!  

French Faience plates on the wall

I put the plate above this painting which is with my other Faience plates.  Now that I put it above the painting… I think I may need some more to go above the painting as well? What do you think?

Here’s a picture of what the other plates look like up close:  ( I remember we paid $40 for the set of four)

French faience plates

Hope you enjoyed my little flea market find.  

If you have Quimper plates and would like to know more about the marks, check out THIS WEBSITE which has all the different marks on it.

 I’ve linked up with:The Scoop! at Confessions of a Plate Addict/Stone Gable, Metamorphosis Monday’s at Between Naps on the Porch, Inspire Me Tuesday at a Stroll Thru Life, Do Tell Tuesday at a Vintage Zest,  Wow us Wednesdays! at Savvy Southern Style, What’s it Wednesdays at Ivy & Elephants, Centerpiece Wednesdays at The Style Sisters , Treasure Hunt Thursday at From My Front Porch To Yours, Feathered Nest Fridays at French Country Cottage,   Home Sweet Home at the Charm of Home, G’day Saturdays at Natasha in Oz Sunday Best Showcase at Twigg Studios. Be sure to check out all of these fabulous blogging parties! A big thank you to all of the wonderful hosts!

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Happy Independence Day!!

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Clapsaddle 4th of July

My favorite rendition of the Star Spangled Banner:

this cracks me up
Agreed.

For those of us science geeks, I always try to remember what elements are actually burning to produce the beautiful colors in the sky. A quick reminder:

Firework Science

To end today’s post, I am sharing with you an excellent firework finale!

Now go out and enjoy freedom… by eating BBQ and blowing up fireworks!

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